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SPVGG GREUTHERFürTH fans demonstrate for fan culture and safety!
Discussions about fan protests and security in football stadiums: Greuther Fürth relies on local decision-making powers.
SPVGG GREUTHERFürTH fans demonstrate for fan culture and safety!
In Germany, football stadiums and the fan culture that lives within them are currently the focus of a heated debate. The Greuther Fürth gaming association and its active fan scene have announced that they will protest next weekend. As part of this protest, fans will remain silent in the stands for the first twelve minutes of an evening game. Those responsible for the association announced this on their website. They show understanding for the fans' concerns and emphasize that the political discussion does not adequately take into account the positive fan culture that is very important in Germany. According to SGF1903 reported, statistics are clear that the stadium experience is safe.
In the run-up to a meeting of the Conference of Interior Ministers (IMK), which will take place in Bremen from December 3rd to 5th, possible measures to improve security in the stadiums will be discussed. The active fan scene, which confirms the safety of the stadiums, is also calling for a broader political discussion with posters in the arenas. The process is supported by the Central Information Center for Sports Operations (ZIS), whose annual reports document declining numbers of injuries and investigations, despite increasing visitor numbers, as Sportschau reports.
Stadium security in focus
At a meeting on November 12, 2025, the Federal-State Open Working Group (BLoAG) focused on the current security situation in the stadiums. Representatives from politics, the police as well as the DFB and DFL discussed the increased number of police operations and the challenge faced by people who are prone to violence. Amid this debate, it is important that the unique fan culture is preserved. As can be seen from the discussions, a reduction in ticket quotas for away fans and the personalization of tickets are being discussed, but these suggestions are met with resistance because they do not target the real perpetrators, according to the clubs.
The fans fear an ill-considered approach by the authorities that targeted all fans and not just the real problems. In this context, DFB President Bernd Neuendorf has also confirmed that visiting the stadium is safe, but he still sees the pressure of political decisions. The discussion about the respectful use of pyrotechnics is also worth mentioning; While the DFB and DFL advocate a zero-tolerance strategy, fans are demanding that pyrotechnics be accepted as part of their culture.
Outlook and need for action
A central point remains the creation of a higher-level stadium ban commission at the DFB, which is intended to support local commissions without allowing individual cases to be treated across the board. It is also important to increase the number of fan representatives and strengthen security officers. The general meeting of the DFL e.V. plans to make decisions in December that outline these measures for the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga. The path to an improved feeling of safety in the stadium is paved with the hope that the positive aspects of fan culture are not ignored.
In times like these, the ball is in the court of everyone involved: clubs, fans and politicians. An objective discussion and good cooperation could show that fan culture can continue to develop safely in the stadium. But security is and remains a key challenge for everyone in football.